Pearl Jam - Rearviewmirror(Greatest Hits 1991-2003)

Pearl Jam: Eddie Vedder (vocals); Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard. Recording information: 1991 - 2003. Unquestionably one of the biggest rock bands of the 1990s, Pearl Jam, in many ways, were the star students of the grunge class. Though they didn't have the defiant, punk attitude of Nirvana nor the we-love-Sabbath metal edge of Soundgarden, the quintet found a huge audience for their relatively straightforward rock, thanks, in large part, to frontman Eddie Vedder's intense persona and distinctive vocals.



As the band grew to resent their success, their music became intentionally less accessible (and often more intriguing), and while their peers folded, Pearl Jam found themselves with a smaller, but still loyal, fanbase by the first years of the 21st century. Although this two-disc set draws from the first 12 years of Pearl Jam's history, its focus is clearly on the group's heyday, with more than 20 of the 33 tracks dating from 1991-'95.



The collection is cleverly divided into an "up side" and a "down side." The former features PJ's more rocked-out songs (the ominous "Once," the joyous "State of Love and Trust," the scathing "Not for You"), while the latter presents the ensemble's mellower tunes (the jangly "Daughter," the Eastern-tinged "Who Are You," the '50s ballad "Last Kiss"). Though fans may bemoan certain omissions, REARVIEWMIRROR shines the spotlight on underrated songs (the fierce "I Got ID" and the gorgeous "Off He Goes") and offers an excellent overview of this formidable band.



Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003 CD



Category Rock/Pop, Rock, Grunge

Label Epic (USA)

Orig Year 2004

Discs 2

Street Date Nov 16, 2004

Studio/Live Studio

Mono/Stereo Stereo

Producer Pearl Jam; Brendan O'Brien; Adam Kasper; Brett Eliason; Tchad Blake



DISC 1: UP SIDE: REARVIEWMIRROR: GREATEST HITS 1991-2003:

1. Once - (2004 remix)

2. Alive - (2004 remix)

3. Even Flow

4. Jeremy

5. State Of Love And Trust

6. Animal

7. Go

8. Dissident

9. Rearviewmirror

10. Spin The Black Circle

11. Corduroy

12. Not For You

13. I Got ID

14. Hail, Hail

15. Do The Evolution

16. Save You



DISC 2: DOWN SIDE: REARVIEWMIRROR: GREATEST HITS 1991-2003:

1. Black - (2004 remix)

2. Breath

3. Daughter

4. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town

5. Immortality

6. Better Man

7. Nothingman

8. Who You Are

9. Off He Goes

10. Given To Fly

11. Wishlist

12. Last Kiss

13. Nothing As It Seems

14. Light Years

15. I Am Mine

16. Man Of The Hour

17. Yellow Ledbetter



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